Going to school in my jammies (and other mommy secrets)

Shhhh. I dropped the girls off at school today in my jammies. I don't know if I've done that before. It felt so suburbanly subversive! I didn't get out of the car, and I'm laughing that I think it's secret-worthy.

I have other mommy secrets. I think we all must. Some are big. Some are little. Let's see, what are some of my other secrets.

>> We used to have "quiet time". Which meant my children (when younger) had worn me out. We would all climb in my bed and I would let them watch t.v. while I slept. I used to feel very guilty about that. Although they both liked it a lot.

>> I've left G home when sick to pick up A from school with a "walkie-talkie" system. An open phone line between us for the whole 6 block round trip!

>> I've let the girls go to school in clothes I know are not really clean. Oooooo. Oh, and G only wears socks when I make her, and sometimes I'm too lazy.

>> One day I went to pick up G from a play date at the wrong house, and then realized I didn't know where the right house was. Oops! Actually I wasn't really even late to pick her up when I got to the right house.

>> Ok, and sometimes I get very frustrated and am not the nicest, most supportive, most nurturing of mothers. I even yell and threaten sometimes. I hate that! (And it doesn't work in the long run, but sometimes I can't think beyond the next 3 minutes).

Ok, so those are not very major. I don't put bailey's in my morning coffe, or vodka in my o.j., I've never forgotten my children at school or anywhere else, I've never gone off on vacation and left an 8 year old in charge for a week, or not bought food for a month, or gone on laundry strike (although THAT has ocurred to me). So I guess, I will stay out of mommy jail for now. Do they serve coffee in bed in mommy jail? Hmmm.